Henkel reviews

4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,192 total reviews)
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Carsten Knobel

94% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Henkel has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,192 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Henkel employee rating is 27% above average for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews
4.0
Mar 8, 2014

Change and Diversity

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Work is never boring at Henkel. There are always a diverse group of colleagues to work with whether they are from Germany or China or Manila or the US. The Company values innovation and efficiency. No one is pigeon-holed and if you like foreign travel, the opportunities are there.

Cons

HIPOs are the in thing. The younger you are the more you can be considered one leading solid older employees to feel less valued even if they are solid at their jobs. The review process is done so that every year, a certain percentage of people are required to be M which leads to less of a bonus and merit increase for them. You can think you put in a Strong performance all year long and then the VPs go into a room and come out telling you otherwise. One bad project or visible mistake can lead to a low rating. This leads to a lot of distrust and teamwork, although espoused is difficult when those around you are looking to cut you down so that they won't be Ms.

1.0
Feb 28, 2014

Henkel

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lots of travel all over the world

Cons

only about 1/3 of the employees are actually doing work. The ones that are doing work are abused

3.0
Feb 18, 2014

Comfortable but slow-paced company

Recommend
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Pros

Very organised structure. Low stress levels and no unrealistic goals

Cons

Slow, "old" state of mind, not a young, fast-paced company. General tolerance of slighlty discriminational behaviour. Not many advantages.

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